The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-01-05
THE YEARS NEUROLOGY.
Death Loves Shining Mark, Indeed,
When These Are Called Away.


s. j. b. Lippincott, the publisher. died at
Philadelphia
Il Miss Katherine Bayard. eldest daughter
of the secretary of state, found dead In her
room.
&c David R. Atchson died in Clinton
county, Missouri He was the only man who
ever enjoyed the distinction of having been
president of the United States for single day.
81 Mrs Thomas F. Bayard, wife Of the
secretary of state died at Washington.
FEBRUARY.
o Maj Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock L.
S. A, candidate for the presidency in 1sS0,
died at Governors island. New y ork harbor.
Born at Montgomery Square, Pa, Feb. IA,
1874.
IL Hon Horatio Seymour. one Of the
"war governors" Of New York state, and
T., - - --1sr n llahsa coui,-
ty. " y, 1910
Il John & Cough temperance lecturer,
died at Philadelphia, Pa Born at Sandsate,
England, ISL
MARCH
s. Hon John F. Miller. United States SEN
ator from California, died at v ashinsfen in
his Both wear
o. Jerome b ChaTee. ex-T ni,od states
senator from COLORADO, died at Salem eenter,
N. v. aged 80
10 br. YIN Flint, Of New York city,
died. aged -
ld Capt. James J Wa1iell, who com
manded the Confederate ship Shenandoah
during the civil war. died at AuualeIis
APRIL
3 Ex-Chief SECRETARY for ireland Right
Hon. William + Forster, diel III London,
aged c..
49, Charles Hum brey Haye~. founder Of
the Oneida community, died ut Niagara
Fails, aged a
90 Lionel Tennyson san II tho loet laurc-
ate, died on board ship on the voyage houe
from Calcutta, aged -
l. Bishop Charles Franklin Robertson, If
the dio'ese of Missouri, died at { har.estou, :.
G.. aged 81
81. DR.. Dio Lewis died in Workers.
aged c..
% Cen Durbin Ward died in Lebanon,
o. aged %.
20 Mrs Alice Pendleion, wife u ex-Sena-
tor George II Pcndleton. Of Ohio. leapei
from a carriage in Central park while the
horses were running away AMI was killed.
JUNE
|. Hon John Kelly leader # the Tammany
Hall Democracy, died in New York city.
Born in New York April 20, 1>e2.
!, : Richard Nj Hoe died in Florence, Italy
fNSed a
u Hon Charlie, Augustus Hobart Hobart
pashol ms'Abal Of the Turkish empire, died
at Milan, Italy a as ~.
81. Ex-United States Sslator David Davis
died at Bloomington, His Born L. eel 'ouh-
ty, Md, March Q, 1918.
g. Paul H H,vnc, Ut It h. bard Of South Caro-.
lima" died at Cope Hi. ia. aged -
l6. Col Edward y. c Jud~on t-Nei Blunt
line died at Stamford y y. aged "a
2d. Hubert o. Thompson, the leader Of the
New York County Democracy, died in New
York city; born in Boston Dec u. l~iS
a Io .
pianist and composer. died at Baireuih, aged
AUGUST
4 Samuel ] Tlden, ex-governor Of New
York state and Democratic candi.i late for the
presidency in 1916, died at Greystone, Nonk-
ers Born Feb .. 1914
Is The widow Of Gen Santa Anna, Sig
nora Dolores Fos'a. died at Mexico city.
20 Mrs Ann s STEPHENS, novelist, died at
Newport, r, l, ayel IS
SEPTEMBER.
Is Tho Very Rev. Father Wh!tty, vice
general Of the diocese Of Scranton, Pa, died,
aged %
% James Howe, founder Of Wilkes Spirit
Of the Times, died in Lafayette, Ind,
aged -.
OCTOBER
12 Rear Admiral Edward T Nichols, O.
5. y, died at Pomfret, Conn
Is Judge John J Key, died at Washing
ton. aged %
20. Mrs Cornelis Mitchell Stewart, W dow
OF the merchant prince, A T Ste wart died
at New York, aged 50 years
NOVEMBER
Is Chester Alan Arthur twonty-firSt pres
ident OF the United States, died al New York
city. Born Oct s. 1880, at Fairfield. Frank
lin county, Vt
81. Charles Francis Adams. son OF ex- Pres
ident John Quincy Adams. died at Boston.
Born al Boston, Aug Is 1907.
%. II. NJ HoNie, first vicepr eSident Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad and a prominent
figure i'll the great strike, died at New York,
aged IS.
"a Francis Palmos of Detroit. died. He
L, an estate valuc,l ut Sl5pdo.uHt
- ElnStus Brooks. the well known news
paper man. ditl at West New Eii-htou, :. l.
Born at Portland Ne. Jan. 81. l~l5
DECEMBER.
6 James A. Wales the ca-toonist, died
suddenly in a New York restaurant MIR.
Wales was 81 years Of sSe.
S. John f. Owens thu comedian. died near
Towson, Md. Born IN England, April ;,
1919
26 Gen. John Alexander Logan, United
States senator from Illinois. di,~i at Washing
tom Born Feb ?, 1876, in Murphrcc>boro, Ills